Illegal Downloading Journal
Illegal downloading
With the popularity of the internet, sales for CDs, DVDs, movies and many other products have increased. With the increase in sales, this created a problem of illegal media being downloaded. Programs such as Bittorent, and other direct-connect networking programs have allowed illegal transferring of the media. Downloading song files from the internet over a free peer to peer network is the exact same as shoplifting music CDs from the local mall. When you download any illegal media you are getting something for free that everyone else is required to pay a fee for. DVDs and CDs that cost other people anywhere from fifteen to sixty dollars or more are being distributed for free as long as download clients exist. If you have a program such as Bittorent, all you have to do is find someone that already has the media on their computer, in which they either paid for their copy of media or they too downloaded it illegally from someone else. On most of the tangible, digital media products, it is stated that you are not to distribute or copy the material because it is an illegal act, and you will be punished if caught. Not only is downloading this media illegal, it is also morally wrong. It is our responsibility to know the difference between right and wrong. Downloading or copying digital media is something that should not be done. The artists that create the CDs pay a lot of money to make the CDs for our pleasure, and in return they expect everyone to pay for their CDs; this is how they make their money. Downloading illegal music through peer to peer networks is equivalent to stealing a CD from an actual store. By downloading any type of media for free that is normally paid for through a store, unless stated, you are breaking the law. There have been many laws written that forbid the downloading of any copyrighted materials such as music CDs, movies, and computer
With the popularity of the internet, sales for CDs, DVDs, movies and many other products have increased. With the increase in sales, this created a problem of illegal media being downloaded. Programs such as Bittorent, and other direct-connect networking programs have allowed illegal transferring of the media. Downloading song files from the internet over a free peer to peer network is the exact same as shoplifting music CDs from the local mall. When you download any illegal media you are getting something for free that everyone else is required to pay a fee for. DVDs and CDs that cost other people anywhere from fifteen to sixty dollars or more are being distributed for free as long as download clients exist. If you have a program such as Bittorent, all you have to do is find someone that already has the media on their computer, in which they either paid for their copy of media or they too downloaded it illegally from someone else. On most of the tangible, digital media products, it is stated that you are not to distribute or copy the material because it is an illegal act, and you will be punished if caught. Not only is downloading this media illegal, it is also morally wrong. It is our responsibility to know the difference between right and wrong. Downloading or copying digital media is something that should not be done. The artists that create the CDs pay a lot of money to make the CDs for our pleasure, and in return they expect everyone to pay for their CDs; this is how they make their money. Downloading illegal music through peer to peer networks is equivalent to stealing a CD from an actual store. By downloading any type of media for free that is normally paid for through a store, unless stated, you are breaking the law. There have been many laws written that forbid the downloading of any copyrighted materials such as music CDs, movies, and computer